Publications by authors named "Avery Peck"

The addition of enoxysilanes to vinyl diazonium ions occurs with varying levels of diastereoselectivity. To understand the origins of the stereoselectivity, we studied these transformations using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The selectivity stems from a stabilizing cation-π interaction that orients the nucleophile and the diazonium ion.

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The conjugate addition of alcohols to vinyl diazonium ions formed via Zn(OTf)-catalysis gives α-diazo-β-alkoxy carbonyls. The diazo group is retained in this reaction, and this process is an efficient way to couple a reactive partner to the diazo fragment. As an example, we disclose that addition of allyl alcohols provides tetrahydro-3-furo[3,4-]pyrazoles via an addition/cycloaddition sequence.

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